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environmental approach

Cold chain compliance is our business, the environment, one of our priorities

Since 2007, Sofrigam has been deploying an environment-friendliness approach throughout the insulated box design and
production phases. Up and downstream from design, our environmental approach specifically involves the choice of materials and providing our clients with support in managing their logistics and even recycling packaging products.

The eco balance and the carbon balance:

We have
commissioned PriceWaterHouseCoopers to produce a carbon balance for our sites
so that we can identify themain
units emitting greenhouse effect gases. From raw materials to the disposal of a
packaging product, we identify the stages that create the greatest impact on
the environment so that we can focus our efforts on them and achieve a sustainable reduction of our carbon
footprint.
We also called upon an independent partnership
(Enviro Conseil) to undertake an environmental study: this study has
established that our packaging manufacturing process makes very little impact
on the environment. It does not use water and does not discharge any gas into
the open air.

Polyurethane

We have
opted for polyurethane panels for the design of our insulated and refrigerated
packaging products. In accordance with European regulations, polyurethane
sheets are CFC and HCFC free. Since 2003, we have used pentane as the expanding
product when manufacturing our panels.Polyurethane
is an extremely efficient insulated material and has an insulation coefficient that is 35% better than expanded polystyrene
having the same density. With polyurethane, overall consignment costs and the carbon footprint are reduced. Thanks to
its temperature performance, you can
use non-refrigerated lorries that generate less pollution for transporting your
pharmaceutical, biotechnological or food products.

Eco-friendly design

Reducing the quantities of
materials at the product design stage and thus limiting the impact we make on
the environment. Customised packaging design helps us to achieve this
objective. We optimise our production and our blanking in order to achieve the precise packaging product size without
wastage: that is eco-friendly design.

Recycling

We ensure
that our products do not make a negative impact on our planet: we are committed
to giving them a second life. The reuse or recycling
of polyurethane and waste is one way of preserving our environment. We also
offer you a packaging recycling service. Our suppliers are also
committed to recycling or to reusing waste for generating power.

services case studies

Within the framework of its ecological approach and its efforts to
reduce the impact on the environment, Sofrigam has set up a system for
its clients in the USA and Canada for recovery of pallet shippers (large
boxes) after use.